RED HAWK

How RED HAWK compares

With 1,140 MW of capacity, RED HAWK ranks 8th among the 71 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arizona and 5th of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.0% of Arizona's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 69th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is older than 53% of the 69 operating Arizona plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO, runs 17 operating plants in Arizona totaling 8,906 MW. It shares Maricopa County with 28 other operating plants, including PALO VERDE and SANTAN.

EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 1,127 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 4,174 GWh in 2024 (a 42% capacity factor), down 17% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is REDHAWK (500 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, about 0.2 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 8,010 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PALO VERDE (4,209 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Digital Realty PHX10 (120 E Van Buren) in Phoenix, about 45.1 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology